Covid-19: Resources for youth justice

This section contains resources to support operational delivery of youth justice services during the COVID-19 pandemic and current recovery period.

 

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Summary: Derby youth justice service has shared their remote reparation package for children during COVID-19.     Description: Remedi have created a remote package for reparation activities that enable children to continue to comply with their Orders.  The reparation sessions, which have associated packs that the children are able to access throughout the week/weekend in shorter session blocks of time. …
Summary:  Access to discussion sheets to support child who are on remand, specifically during COVID-19, produced by Wetherby young offender insitution.     Description: Wetherby young offender institution, NHS England and Novus have co-developed materials to help support staff working with children when discussing feelings of anxiety, specifically as a result to changes to court procedures due to COVID-19. Two…
Summary:  Hackney youth justice service has shared the description of mask making reparation programme run during COVID-19.     Description:Hackney youth justice service, have started a new reparation programme making face masks, which they send to the child home in order to complete. The children receive a full kit, which includes: Several pre-cut sets of fabric (as an example) Sewing…
Summary: Tower Hamlets and City of London youth justice service have shared the details of their time capsule reparation programme run during COVID-19.      Description: Tower Hamlets and City of London youth justice service have shared how they support children to use creative expression to document their experience during COVID-19.  This can include exploring the pros and cons of…
Summary:  Sutton Integrated Youth Services has shared their reparation programme used during COVID-19, making re-usable face shield.     Description:During COVID-19 Sutton Integrated Youth Services, have created, as part of their community reparation, a programme that allows children to create re-usable face shield from home, for the cost of around 50p per face shield. Once completed, these are donated to…
Summary:  See, Hear, Respond, provides targeted support to vulnerable children, young people and their families who are affected by COVID-19.     Description: See, Hear, Respond, provides targeted support to vulnerable children, young people and their families who are affected by coronavirus (COVID-19) and the measures put in place to stop its spread. The support is led by Barnardo’s, working…
Summary: Newham youth justice servicehas shared their COVID-19 specific risk assessment guidelines to support the running of their summer programme.     Description: Newham youth justice service have developed specific COVID-19 risk assessment guidelines, which they used for school holiday interventions to ensure that that their service delivery is COVID-19 compliant. The risk assessment includes social distancing arrangements, provision of…
Summary: Access to the discussion papaer; building a county that works for all children post COVID-19 published by the Association of Directors of Children’s Services.     Description:The Association of Directors of Children’s Services have published a discussion paper; building a county that works for all children post COVID-19. The purpose of the discussion paper is to put children and…
Summary: Summary report highlighting positive practice by Welsh youth justice services during COVID-19.     Description: The Youth Justice Board in conjunction with youth justice service Managers Cymru has produced a summary report highlighting good practice in youth justice during the COVID-19 pandemic in Wales. The report summarises some of the positive practices that have been undertaken by Welsh youth justice…
Summary: National Youth Agency have published a report that looks at the scale and response to gang activity and exploitation during COVID-19.     Description:  The National Youth Agency have published hidden in plain sight: gangs and exploitation - a youth work response to COVID-19. The report looks at the scale of and response to gang associated activity, the exploitation of…
Summary: Embark Federation have created a Reconnection Recovery to Resilience Pathway for schools.     Description: Embark Federation is a group of 9 schools in Derbyshire that work together. They have created, in partnership a reconnection to recovery and resilience plan for schools, in light of COVID-19.   The Federation have provided the webinar slides that showcase the pathway that…
Summary:  Tower Hamlets and City of London youth justice service has shared their COVID-19 risk assessment used by the service prior to face to face contract with children.     Description: Tower Hamlets and City of London Youth Justice Service has provided their COVID-19 screening tool to use with children. Case managers contact the child and complete the screening questionnaire prior to…
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